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"You are my worthy son, born of my
worthy eldest wife. You are dear to me
and excel by your virtues.
 
यतस्त्वया प्रजाश्चेमाः स्वगु गैरनुरञ्जिताः ।
तस्मात्वं पुष्ययोगेन यौवराज्यमवाप्नुहि ॥
 
AYODHYAKANDA
 
As these subjects have become attached
to you by your virtues, you shall therefore
be made a Yuvaraja, during the conjunction
of the moon with the constellation Pushya.
 
कामतस्त्वं प्रकृत्यैव विनीतो गुणवानसि ।
गुणवत्यपि तु स्नेहात् पुत्र वक्ष्यामि ते हितम् ॥
Verily, you are by nature modest and
virtuous. Though virtuous, O son, out of
my love for you, I shall tell what is good
for you.
 
भूयो विनयमास्थाय भव नित्यं जितेन्द्रियः ।
कामक्रोधसमुत्थानि त्यजेथा व्यसनानि च ॥
 
Practising more self-restraint, always master
the senses. Shun all troubles born of love
and anger.
 
परोक्षया वर्तमानो वृत्या प्रत्यक्षया तथा ।
अमात्यप्रभृतीः सर्वाः प्रकृतीश्चानुरजय ॥
कोष्ठागारारधागारैः कृत्वा सन्निवयान् बहून् ॥